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I just picked up a vial of whitelab's cream ale blend that i plan on brewing with in a week or so. has anyone had any experiences with this yeast that they care to share? one thing i am curious about is cold conditioning. i dont really have a set up to cold condition my beers at this point...

Just got back in to brewing about a year after moving into an apartment that doesn't allow me to use my outdoor burner. Just did a 2.5 gallon batch on my stove, but could only manage to bring the pot to a weak boil through out the duration of a 90 min boil. How worried should I be of dms? My...

I’m planning on brewing this IPA once some carboy space frees up in a few weeks. Trying to go for a piney, dank brew. Let me know what you think! 5.5 Gallons Target OG 1.064 IBUs ~65 12 lbs 2-row Mash @152 .5 lbs victory .25 oz Columbus 13% AA @60 min .25 oz Simcoe...

I just ordered 4 oz of tahoma hops from Farmhouse Brewing supplies. Not quite sure what I plan to brew with them, but they sounded interesting...Has anyone here tried these yet?

Brewing up a Robust Porter this weekend. I might add some bourbon soaked oak cubes later on, but I haven't decided yet. Here's what I got so far... 5.5 Gallons 1.062 Target OG 45 IBUS 9.5 lbs 2-row 1.25 lbs Munich .5 lbs Crystal 40 .5 lbs Crystal 120 Mash @ 154 10 oz...

This beer turned out great. The Simcoe/Centennial combo provided piney/grapefruit notes and an overall pleasant bitterness. The German Ale Yeast ferments pretty clean, but gives a subtle fruitiness. The beer definitely benefits from an extra week of cold conditioning in the fridge after...

I finally have a free weekend to brew. Here's what I'll be doing: 5.5 Gallon Batch 1.062 Target OG 9 lbs Maris Otter 1 lb Flaked Oats Mash @ 154 1 lb Crystal 60 .5lb Franco-Belges Amber Malt .25lb Chocolate Malt .5lb Unsulphured Dark Molasses...

I am working on a brown ale recipe for the fall months and want some advice with some of the specialty grains in my grain bill: 8.5 lbs Marris Otter 81% 1 lbs Crystal 60 9.5% 10 oz Special Roast 6% 6 oz Chocolate Malt 3.5% Will this amount of Special Roast and Chocolate impart...

This is going to be my first crack at a bigger beer. My first mash tun could only hold 12 lbs of grain. I'm shooting for a deep red color and a good balance between maltiness and bitterness. It will probably be a another week or two before I have time to brew, so I'm definitely down for any...

I'm going to be hop bursting an IPA with a 60 min hopstand for the first time, and had two questions i was hoping to get help with: Should I consider doing a 90 min boil to reduce the risk of higher DMS levels that could result during the extended hopstand? I am planning on adding a 2 oz...

I've never used Mt Hood before, so today I'm doing a SMaSH with Maris Otter. Initially I was going to throw in an oz of left over N. Brewer as the 60 min addition, but I figure I'll go with simplicity so I can get a good idea of what Mt Hoods all about. 5.5 Batch 1.054 OG 45 IBU 10.5...

I have a CA common that will have been sitting in the primary for 4 weeks this Sunday. I am leaving town tomorrow for a week and probably will not have time to bottle the beer until the following weekend. Should I rack the beer before I leave town to avoid off flavors from leaving the beer on...

Brewing up a bitter soon, and needed some help doctoring up my water for brew day. Below is my districts water profile. Values are in ppm. Calcium 6.55 Magnesium 9.55 Sulfate 0.008 CACO3 53.5 Chlorine 0.55 Sodium 15.5 PH 7.6 We use CACO3 rather than Bicarbonate in the water. Does...

Brewing up a session brew this weekend. Trying out a FWH for the first time. Let me know what you think. O.G. 1.052 44 IBUs 9 lbs Marris Otter .5 lbsCrystal 40 @ 152* 6 oz Crystal 120 6 oz Special Roast 1 oz Willamette FWH .5 oz N. Brewer 60 Min .5 oz N Brewer 30...

Last weekend I brewed a 5.5 gallon batch of CA Common for my 2nd all grain batch ( 6th overall). I used WLP810 for my yeast, but I didn't make a starter and I only pitched one vial ( hey, i'm new at this). Pitching temp was 70 degrees, but I brought it down to 61 about 12 hours later. Since then...

Just finished bottling an IPA I brewed about a month ago, and I think I may have ran into some issues when priming the batch. I added 3.5 oz of corn sugar to the bottling bucket anticipating around 4.5 gallons of beer. After getting everything of the trub and into the bucket with the priming...

I'm going to be doing my first SMaSH brew in a week or so. I've been digging adding a decent portion of Vienna to my brews (~20%), so figure I'd try it out in a SMaSH. I also have 2 oz whole leaf Centennial hops that need to get used up. Here's what I've drawn up. Thoughts? 10 lbs Vienna...

How much volume loss should I expect when dry hopping with pellets? I have an IPA that I am planning on dry hopping with an ounce each of Columbus, Centennial, and Cascade pellets in a few weeks. Below is the recipe specs if anyone is curious... This is my first all grain/original recipe. I...

I'm putting together a 5 gallon batch of IPA that I plan to brew with some new equipment I've picked up. I've been doing BIAB partial mashes on the stove for a bit and finally ponied up and got a set up that will let me switch over to all grain. I'm thinking about hopping with a blend of "C"...

Putting together a recipe for my first Rye IPA. What do you think? Target OG 1.068 Grain: 8 lbs 2-row 2 lbs Munich 2.5 lbs Rye .5 lbs Honey Malt Hops: 1 oz Columbus 60 min .75 oz Centennial 15 min .75 oz Amarillo 15 min .5 oz Centennial 10 min .5 oz Amarillo 10 min .5 oz...